[SOLVED] simple preg_match help

[scarhand]

im trying to get preg_match to get part of a string for me

 

the strings are formatted like this:

 

name_number

 

i just want the name from the string

 

so whatever is before the _

 

any help would be appreciated

[scarhand]

preg_match("/(.+)_/", $file); doesnt work

[scarhand]

neither does this

 

    $name = preg_match('([a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)', $file, $matches);

    $name = $matches[1];

[scarhand]

got it

 

    $name = preg_match('/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)_(.*)/', $file, $matches);

    $name = $matches[1];

[.josh]

This is shorter:

$string = "name_number";
preg_match("/(.+)_/", $string, $result);
echo $result[1];

 

But I'm not a regex expert. Could be something better. The reason why that didn't work for you in your earlier post was because you forgot the 3rd preg_match argument (assigning result somewhere).

[effigy]

Use explode for this level of simplicity.

[.josh]

Use explode for this level of simplicity.

 

I was going to initially suggest that, but thought maybe he had some specific reason he wanted to preg_match it.

 

$string = "name_number";
$result = explode('_', $string);
echo $result[0];

[scarhand]

thanks guys

 

actualy, after name_ there could be second or even third _ symbols

 

which is why i am sticking with my solution

[.josh]

Well that's not what you said in the OP...

[scarhand]

Well that's not what you said in the OP...

 

my bad, thanks for the help though